Improvement in lamp-wick adjusters



HENRY WGOQBURY.

Lamp-Wick Adjuster.

Patented Apri: 23,1872,

Winans: i//W//j HENRY WOODBURY, OF HUNTSVILLE, MISSOURI.

IMPROVEMENT IN LAMP-WICK ADJUSTERS.

Specification describing a new and Improved Lamp -Wick Adjuster,invented by HENRY WVOODBU'RY, of Huntsville, in the county of Randolphand State of Missouri.

My invention consists of an endless adjuster, of pointed plates, fixedat short distances apart on a pair of endless chains, and arranged withthe ascending part inside ofthe tube from bottoxn to top, and thedescending part" outside thereof, and working over suitable guiding. andsupporting rollers, and provided with'an adjusting-roller.

Figure l is a sectional elevation of my improved wick-adjuster and thewick-tube. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of a section ofthe chain; Fig. 3is an elevation of the wick-tube and rollers without the chain.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

A represents the wick-tube, which has'considera-bly more space betweenthe two wide sides than ordinary tubes, and is preferably provided withone detachable side, B.\ The endless wick-adjuster consists of theangl'eplates C 'with pointed ends D and the chains E, whereon theyaremounted in such manner that the said adjuster, being arrangedalongside of the wick, the joints will enter it and hold so as to carryit along when moved. This adjuster is arranged, in connection with thewick-tube, as shown, on a roller, F, at the top,

and another, Gr, atthe bottom, the ascending part ofthe adjuster beingin the tube fronting 'the detachable side B, and the other upon theoutside ofthe permanent side of said/ tube, and near the center; butbelow the screw-capfor attaching the tube to the top of the lamp, and

through which the tube passes, is a roller, H, with plates I adapted towork between the notched plates C and force the adjuster up or down asthe said roller is turned in either directiou.

This adjuster is designed to be about the saine width as the wick; butit may be narrower, if preferred. Y

It will .be observed that when one piece of wick has been drawn up tothe lower end of the chain, or thereabout, another can be put in withits upper en'd against the lower end of the one already in, and will befed along so that the two ends will be in Contact and have the effect ofa continuous wick, thus savi n g the waste of the short pieces, whichwith all other adjusters are useless unless sewed to the end ofthe nextpiece put in.

The detachable side of the tube is used tofacilitate the putting in ofthe wick. 1n this example it is secured to the permanent part of thetube by the screws K and slotted screwholes L, arranged and operating asclearly shown; but it may be fastened by any other equivalent means.

Having thus described my invention, I ela-iin as new and desire tosecure by Letters Pat- 'ent- 1. An endless wick-adjuster, formed oftoothed plates, substantially as specified.

2. The combination of an endless adjuster with a wick-tube having adetachable side piece, B, substantially as specified.

HENRY WOODBURY.

Witnesses:

CHARLES SEMPLE, J AMES R. WISDOM.

TENT GFFIGE,

